Presbyterians vs. Zionism: A new Presbyterian study guide on Zionism delivers “a chalice of slander, bigotry, and hostility,” writes the Rev. Chris Leighton. (Institute for Jewish and Christian Studies)
AIPAC sanctions snafu: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee alienated allies with its conduct in the fight for new Iran sanctions, writes Eli Lake. (Daily Beast)
A Shirley Temple-inspired journey: Shirley Temple helped inspire Masha Leon to come to America — and was instrumental, in a way, in getting her here from postwar Poland. (Forward)
Friday night aphrodisiacs: With Valentine’s Day falling on Shabbat this year, Merissa Nathan Gerson turns to sources from the Bible to Shmuley Boteach to put a Jewish spin on passionate cooking. (Tablet)
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